Laundry

1. Hvar er næsta vaskarí?

   Kvar er nex-ta vas-ka-ree?

   Where is the nearest laundromat?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the nearest laundromat

   Grammar Note

   "vaskarí" (laundry) is a neuter noun from the verb "vaska" (to wash); the adjective takes the neuter weak form "næsta"

2. Hvat kostar ein tváttur?

   Kvat kos-tar ayn tvawt-tur?

   How much does it cost to do one wash?

   Usage

   Asking the price for a single laundry cycle

   Grammar Note

   "tváttur" (a wash / a load of washing) is masculine; as the subject of "kosta" it stays nominative: "ein tváttur"

3. Mær tørvar at vaska klæðini míni.

   Mair tor-var at vas-ka klai-di-ni mee-ni.

   I need to wash my clothes.

   Usage

   Expressing that you need to do laundry

   Grammar Note

   "tørva" is an impersonal verb; the person who needs takes the dative ("mær tørvar" = "I need"). "klæðini" is the plural definite of "klæði" (clothes)

4. Hvussu lang tíð tekur tvátturin?

   Kvus-u lang teed tek-ur tvawt-tu-rin?

   How long does the wash cycle take?

   Usage

   Asking how long one laundry cycle takes

   Grammar Note

   "taka tíð" means "to take time". The nominative definite of "tváttur" (wash) is "tvátturin"

5. Kann eg fáa hesa skjúrtu reina?

   Kan eg faw he-sa shoor-tu ray-na?

   Can I get this shirt cleaned?

   Usage

   Asking if a garment can be cleaned at a laundry service

   Grammar Note

   "Skjúrta" (shirt) is feminine; its accusative is "skjúrtu". The demonstrative "hesin" becomes "hesa" and the adjective "reinur" becomes "reina" to agree

6. Hvar kann eg turka klæðini?

   Kvar kan eg tur-ka klai-di-ni?

   Where can I dry the clothes?

   Usage

   Asking where you can dry your clothes

   Grammar Note

   "Turka klæði" is the idiomatic way to say "dry clothes"; Faroese has no settled single word for a tumble dryer, so the verb is used

7. Hetta plaggið má ikki vaskast í vaskimaskinu.

   Het-a plag-gid maw ik-ki vas-kast ee vas-ki-mas-ki-nu.

   This garment cannot be machine-washed.

   Usage

   Warning that a garment is not suitable for machine washing

   Grammar Note

   "Vaskast" is the middle voice of "vaska" formed with "-st". The preposition "í" governs the dative, giving "vaskimaskinu"

8. Eg leti klæðini til turkingar.

   Eg le-ti klai-di-ni til tur-king-ar.

   I am leaving the clothes to dry.

   Usage

   Saying you are leaving clothes out to dry after washing

   Grammar Note

   "til + genitive noun" expresses purpose. The genitive of "turking" (drying) is "turkingar"

9. Hvussu nógv vaskipulvur skal eg nýta?

   Kvus-u nowv vas-ki-pul-vur skal eg nü-ta?

   How much laundry powder should I use?

   Usage

   Asking how much detergent to use

   Grammar Note

   "nógv" normally means "much/enough" but in questions functions as "how much"

10. Klæðini eru tør og rein.

    Klai-di-ni eru tor og rayn.

    The clothes are dry and clean.

    Usage

    Confirming that laundry is done — clean and dry

    Grammar Note

    As "klæðini" is neuter plural, predicative adjectives take the neuter plural forms "tør" and "rein" ("tørt" / "reint" are neuter singular). Predicative adjectives agree with the subject in gender and number

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